It’s hard to believe that almost two weeks have passed since my last installment of this series, but since I have a decent amount to report, I guess it makes sense. A recap: Last post (Vol. II), I set some specific goals for these last two weeks– start tracking what I eat again (mostly …
My “Assigned Reading” for This School Year
It’s no secret that I sometimes miss being in school–I miss the external push of deadlines and teachers, I miss the exposure to literature and views that I normally wouldn’t think of, and I miss the feeling that I know, for at least that one thing, that my progress can be measured, tracked, and assessed. …
(Now) You Know What I Did This Summer
Now that it’s basically almost fall, I figured I’d better get around to finally posting these pics from our family sleepover party from, um, a month ago. I also figured I’d better do an update on how we did on our summer bucket list. (Of course, if I was really wanting to spend 4 hours …
Health(ier) Habits, Vol. II
About two weeks ago, I started a post series (inspired by this blog) to help me get into healthier habits, as I’ve let certain things slide pretty badly over the past few months. Each of these posts will be divided into sections (nutrition, exercise, progress, etc.), and I’ll be giving an update in each post …
Blog Relaunch!
Well friends, I’ve finally done it! Largely thanks to my friend Andrew (with some awesome new logo help from my calligrapher dad), I have relaunched the blog under a new name, with a brand new look! My blog originally started as Autodidactic Ambitions back in 2008 (with a very short stint under the name Cahshplinko …
My Latest Life Hack to Up My Motivation (that cost me less than $5!)
I’ve found that it’s often the goals that scare me the most (and the goals that I usually want the most) that are the ones which are hardest to follow through on. It probably stems from my tendency to be a perfectionist (aka, why try at all if it’s not going to turn out exactly …
August Summed Up in a Sentence-(Ish) Per Day
You may or may not have noticed, but August was the first month I didn’t do a 10 on 10 post since I started doing them all the way back in February 2016. The truth was, they started to stress me out because of the sheer number of photos, plus I got a little tired …
Let’s Look at Old Yearbooks and Laugh
This week, my school district (where I used to teach) started their new school year, and I’m feeling a bit nostalgic as I realize that the first batch of students I ever taught are seniors this year. It’s so strange to think that those unsure and slightly scared 7th graders who walked into my classroom …











